Caher in Biggera Beg, fairy fort in County Galway

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What is recorded here

In level grassland. A circular rath (D 36m) defined by a well-preserved bank and external fosse from S to SW and at NE. Quarrying has occurred just outside the monument at S. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA042-029

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